A State Highway Administration director said this week his agency is going back to the drawing board on the Rocks Road project, work on which was slated to begin in June but was postponed until the fall because of excessive feedback from people concerned ...
Published February 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Police are investigating a case involving a credit/debit card reading device attached to an ATM at an Abingdon Bank of America branch. Between $10,000 and $15,000 was stolen from at least 160 accounts.The Harford County Sheriff’s Office was no...
The body of a Bel Air woman was found Thursday morning outside a state juvenile offender facility in southeastern Prince George’s County where she worked. Police believe she was murdered.
Hannah E. Wheeling, 65, of the 200 block of Courtland Pla...
Veteran Harford County government manager Arden McClune has been confirmed as the county's new director of parks and recreation.
The county council voted unanimously to confirm McClune during its most recent legislative session Feb. 16. She was ...
Harford County is moving to create a special benefit district to pay for dredging along Foster Branch in Joppa.
A resolution to create the special benefit district to assess property owners for the dredging was introduced at the Feb. 16 legislat...
Harford County Public Schools' two new communication devices came in handy earlier this month when it came to canceling school and getting the word out fast.
Early this year, the school system added a Twitter account to its communication toolb...
Six months after Harford County elected officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the revival of Washington Court in Edgewood, the county board of estimates approved a contract to demolish the abandoned apartments.
During the Harford County B...
The Maryland State Highway Administration says it is starting from scratch on the Rocks Road project, construction on which was recently postponed because of excessive feedback about potential impacts to Deer Creek and Rocks State Park.
"We...
Published February 23, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
An Edgewood man was arrested and charged Feb. 16 in connection with a November robbery and shooting at Express Deli Mart in Edgewood.
On Nov. 24, 2009, three men walked into the Express Deli Mart in the 600 block of Edgewood Road.
One of ...
Nearly four months after the Greene Turtle on Main Street in Bel Air closed, the Harford County Liquor Board tentatively approved a new liquor license for that location.
A liquor license for the Dark Horse Saloon, a new bar and restaurant taking...
Published February 23, 2010 by The Aegis, The Record in Sports
Despite having beaten the Aberdeen Eagles basketball team both times it squared off with them this season, and only losing twice to division opponents, the Havre de Grace boys basketball team could see the Chesapeake (upper) Division crown go to Aberde...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports
At Thursday night’s Harford County Boys Swimming Championships, the North Harford Hawks ended the Fallston Cougars’ long string of title defenses by coming out on top of the 10-team meet.
North Harford finished with 350 points, just 14 ahead of ...
Community members on the committee formed to propose alternatives to the controversial Rocks Road reconstruction project say they do not see the necessity of taking soil borings and rock corings from terrain along the road.
Maryland State Highwa...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports
The Joppatowne Mariners (19-2 overall, 10-1 Chesapeake) earned a victory in their Monday road game with Patterson Mill (10-9 overall, 5-6 Chesapeake), knocking the Huskies off, 69-61.
Patterson Mill was leading the game 29-28 going into the thir...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Community
Members of the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company celebrated 61 years of community service Saturday at their annual awards banquet.
This year’s theme, “Nothing Stronger Than the Heart of a Volunteer,” was dedicated in memory of active Darlington ...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports, Community
A conference title went to one Aberdeen High School alumnus and a near miss to another in collegiate indoor track and field championship meets in the Northeast Saturday.
Amanda Deller, a UMBC freshman, captured the shot put title in the America ...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports
With the help of four grapplers bringing home individual titles on Saturday at the UCBAC Championship Tournament finals in Aberdeen, the Bel Air wrestling squad earned its third straight conference crown.
The Bobcats finished with 217 total poin...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports
Monday night’s Chesapeake (upper) Division boys basketball contest between Joppatowne (14-6 overall 7-4 Chesapeake) and Edgewood (10-8 overall, 2-7 Chesapeake) came down to one long shot. With the score tied 69-69 and just under two seconds left in the...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports
John Carroll freshman Scott Strappelli and junior co-captain Matt Miller became John Carroll’s third and fourth ever wrestling state champions over the weekend by winning the Maryland Independent School State Championships at McDonogh School.
St...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Community
Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company held its 56th annual installation of officers Saturday.
Members of the companies, their families and guests looked back on a successful year and bestowed honors upon top performing members.
The station’s ...
Bel Air’s Board of Town Commissioners had a lot of good things to say about the successful snow removal effort in town following the blizzards of Feb. 5-7 and Feb. 9-10.
During the most recent town meeting Feb. 16, Commissioner Robert Reier said...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A 17-year-old Edgewood boy was waived to adult status Feb. 3 in connection with an incident last August.
Two people called 911 Aug. 2 , 2009 to report a group of people on Eloise Lane participating in drug activity.
When a Harford County ...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Burglars ripped off a Joppa liquor store and stole more than $500 in cigarettes, liquor and beer.
Around 4:30 a.m. Feb. 15, Harford County sheriff’s deputies arrived at Freddies Fine Wines in the 1400 block of Mountain Road after getting reports...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Someone intentionally set a fire recently in an Aberdeen apartment building but the damage was minimal.
Around 10:08 a.m. Feb. 13, a tenant in a three-story apartment building in the 300 block of Stevens Circle discovered a fire in the second fl...
Published February 24, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
An Edgewood man was arrested and charged with rape Feb. 2 in connection with an incident in June 2008.
A woman told police on June 28, 2008 that she had been living at the Edgewood hotel for a week because she had been kicked out of her grandmot...